HR Business Partner

HR Business Partner - International Bank

Location: London (Hybrid)

Salary: Competitive + bonus + benefits

We’re supporting a leading global bank in hiring a strategic and commercially minded HR Business Partner to join its high‑performing HR function. This role is a genuine partner to senior leadership, shaping people strategy across front‑office and support divisions and enabling the business to deliver against ambitious growth plans.

• Partner with senior leaders to deliver proactive, insight‑driven HR support across all people‑related matters.
• Lead on organisational design, workforce planning, talent management, and succession planning.
• Advise managers on complex employee relations issues, ensuring decisions are risk‑aware and aligned with regulation and policy.
• Drive performance management processes and coach leaders to build high‑performance teams.
• Collaborate with Centres of Excellence (Reward, Talent Acquisition, L&D, ER) to deliver seamless HR service.
• Support diversity, equity & inclusion initiatives, ensuring best practice within a regulated environment.
• Use data and analytics to identify trends and provide strategic recommendations.
• Support culture initiatives and change programmes across the bank.

• Experience as an HR Business Partner within financial services, ideally investment banking or a similarly fast‑paced, regulated environment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the confidence to challenge and influence senior leadership.
• Deep understanding of employment law and ER best practice.
• Commercial, analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Able to operate in an agile, matrixed, and high‑pressure environment.
• Excellent judgement, integrity, and discretion.

• Opportunity to work with senior banking leaders on strategic people initiatives.
• Broad scope to influence organisational culture and growth.
• Highly competitive compensation package and clear career progression.
• Collaborative, intellectually engaging environment.

Please submit your CV or reach out directly for a confidential discussion.